Many thanks to Grace Whale Meneely (Grand-daughter of Ulysses Davis) who wrote to me and corrected
Ulysses Davis' middle name, and provided much of the information for this family.  According to her,
it is Grant.  This allowed me to find him and his family in the census.

According to Grace, Ulysses was a Machinist and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He was
in Philadelphia on business in 1914 and died of a stroke there.

1900 Census - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Ward 31 - 5 June 1900

  102 78 97 McClain Avenue
  Davis, Ulysses G.   Head  W M Oct 1878 31 M 9     Penn Virg Virg Machinist
  Jessie A.           Wife  W F Apr 1872 28 M 9 3 3 Penn Penn Ill
  Grant               Son   W M Oct 1890  9 S       Penn Penn Penn At School
  Ruth                Dau   W F Jul 1892  7 S       Penn Penn Penn At School
  Grace               Dau   W F Feb 1894  6 S       Penn Penn Penn At School

1910 Census - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Ward 18 - 23 April 1910

  91 296 351 Eureka Street
  Davis, Ulysses J.   Head M W 42 M 22     Penn Penn Penn Shop Machinist
  Jesse               Wife F W 40 M 22 3 3 Penn Penn Penn
  Ruth                Dau  F W 17 S        Penn Penn Penn
  Grace               Dau  F W 16 S        Penn Penn Penn

1914 - Death Certificate of Grant Davis
Shared by Grace Irene Whale Meneely

  Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (23rd Ward)
  Male, White, Married
  DOD: 1-4-1914

1920 Census - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Ward 18 - 2 Feb 1920

  91 240 301 Eureka St.
  Davis, Jessie  Head F W 47 Wd   Penn Penn Penn
  Ruth           Dau  F W 27 S    Penn Penn Penn City School Teacher
  Grace          Dau  F W 25 S    Penn Penn Penn Public School Clerk
  Clarance       Son  M W  7 S    Penn Penn Penn

1930 Census - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Ward 18 - 4 April 1930

  14 71 82 Beltzhoover Avenue
  Davis, Jessie    Head   F W 57 Wd Penn Penn Canada (Eng)
  Costella, Bertha Roomer F W 36 Wd Ohio Ohio Ohio

1935-December
Obituary of Jessie I. Davis along with two other clippings, contributed by Sharon Coulter, a
ggranddaughter of Jessie Irene Shunk's mother, Margaret Lucy Smith Shunk Haberbeck:

Mrs. Jessie I. Davis

Mrs. Jessie I Davis, widow of the late U. Grant Davis, died Saturday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the
home of her sister, Mrs. Meade Helman, Grapeville, in her 64th year.

Mrs. Davis was a resident of Pittsburgh and came to Grapeville a week ago to visit her sister.

She was a member of the Wesley Memorial M. E. church, Pittsburgh, and is survived by the following
children: Grant, Newark, N.J.; Clarence, Mrs. Grace Whale, Mrs. Charles A. Harris, all of Pittsburgh;
seven grandchildren; two brothers, Frank A. Skunk (sic), Washington, D. C., and Louis Haberbeck,
Crafton, and two sisters, Mrs. Meade Helman and Mrs. George F. Rupp, both of Jeanette.

The body is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth L. Harris, 426 Zara street, Knoxville, Pittsburgh,
where funeral services will be helpd Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.  Interment will follow in
the South Side Cemetery. 

.......

Clarence A. Rupert and Mrs. A. J. Hartman, of Grapeville, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rupp, of Heanette,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Jessie I. Davis in Pittsburgh yesterday.  Mrs Davis was a sister of Mrs.
George F. Rupp and Mrs. C. Meade Helman, both of Jeanette. -- Frank A. Shunk has returned to his home
in Washington D. C. after attending the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Jessie I. Davis, of Pittsburgh.

........

Davis Rites

Funeral rites for Mrs. Jessie I. Davis, widow of the late U. Grant Davis, who died Saturday evening,
were held this week at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ruth L. Harris, Knoxville, Pittsburgh, with
interment following in South Side cemetery.

In addition to four sons and daughters, seven grandchildre, two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Davis
is survived by her step-father, Jacob Haberheck, of Grapeville.


Grace Irene Whale Meneely wrote to the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia requesting information on her
grandfather Ulysses Grant Davis and received the following dated April 13, 1983:

  Dear Mrs. Meneely:

  Re: Brother Ulysses Grant Davis

  The records in the office of the Grand Secretary show that your grandfather, Ulysses Grant Davis
was a member of Franklin Lodge No. 221, held at Pittsburgh, Pa.

  At the time your grandfather joined the Lodge he was 36 years of age, resided in Pittsburgh and was
a Machine Shp Foreman.  He was Entered in the Lodge on March 17, 1905, was passed to the Fellow Craft
degree on April 21, 1905 and Raised to the degree of a Master Mason on June 21, 1905.

  Brother Davis remained a member of the Lodge until his death, which our records show occurred
January 4, 1914.

  Masonic records fo not contain any family data, not birth or death place.  Therefore we cannot
verify some of the information contained in your letter.

  The above is the total conetnt (sic) of our records.

  Sincerely,

  Thomas W. Jackson
  Grand Secretary
  by: David C. Adams, D.G.S

From Grace Irene Whale Meneely:

  Grace sent a letter in the 1980's to cemetery manager of the South Side Cemetery, 
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania inquiring about the location and space numbers of members
  of her family, and received this response:

  Name                   Date of Burial    Section of Lot

  Jessie Davis           Jan. 1 1936       N 1/2 5-5-B
  Ulysses G. Davis       Jan. 4 1914       N 1/2 5-5-B
  Harriet Fox            July 5 1956       N 1/2 66-1-G
  John Fox               May 11 1935       N 1/2 66-1-G
  William E. Fox         Nov 28 1918       N 1/2 66-1-G
  Margaret Henin         Feb 13 1980       S 1/2 66-1-G
  Phoebe E. Morgan       Jul  9 1934       S 1/2 66-1-G
  Phoebe Whale           Jan  4 1918       S 1/2 66-1-G
  William Whale          Dec 21 1944       S 1/2 66-1-G